They used the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo to promote the effort, and 24 hours later, it was the number one trend among accounts linked to Russian propaganda , including automated bot accounts. A Twitter spokesperson said Tuesday that the company is "committed to addressing malicious activity on our platform". Just last week, Twitter announced that it suspended more than 1,000 Russia-linked acco... [Full Article...]

Don't get me wrong, I think everyone would rather receive a false alarm alert for a threat on campus than an incoming nuclear weapon. Hawaii State House majority leader Della au Belatti said the false alarm as identified "so many gaps in the system" but added "we won't see this kind of communication breakdown again". [Full Article...]

A "record-breaking" 29.6m passengers travelled through Dublin Airport a year ago, up +6% compared to 2016. Airport officials reported the total passenger count totaled 3,550,912, up from the previous record set in 2007. Puckering said those flights, combined with the winter flights from Air Transit and Sunwing to southern destinations, made for a very successful year. [Full Article...]

Pakistan condemned a USA drone strike that reportedly killed three members of the dreaded Haqqani terrorist network staging deadly attacks in neighboring Afghanistan. The Foreign Office said that Pakistan has also been stressing the need of early repatriation of Afghan refugees as their presence in Pakistan helps Afghan terrorists to melt and morph among them. [Full Article...]

In the press conference the judges said that they had failed to convince Chief Justice Dipak Misra to protect the Supreme Court as an institution. Speaking at the launch of the book " Supreme Court of India- The Beginnings " by author Vikram Raghavan and Vasujith Ram, Justice Chelameswar, who was the chief guest, said, "People like me who are interested in sustaining and protecting the instituti... [Full Article...]

The decision on maintaining its interest rate targets was made by an 8-1 vote with board member Goushi Kataoka dissenting on the view additional stimulus was needed to hit the target. The dollar briefly popped up to 111.225 yen but last traded at 110.985. Japan's economy expanded for the seventh straight quarter in July-September, its longest uninterrupted stretch of growth since 1994 and stock ... [Full Article...]

Arguing that the requirements are beyond the financial reach of many lower-income individuals and families, bank customers have launched a Change.org petition that asks Bank of America to drop the requirements. "I am in the process of switching banks because of this", another petition signer said. A small segment of the bank's customers had remained in the e-banking accounts until recent wee... [Full Article...]

The move is slightly ironic because the processing site was the first major company to publicize cryptocurrency's benefits-it started accepting bitcoin payments back in 2014. Stripe said it will still remain open about Bitcoin: we will still keen monitoring what's happening. He adds: "Bitcoin itself may become viable for payments again in the future". [Full Article...]

These new charges were expected, after officials said back in November they believed Hoegel was responsible for killing over 100 patients. In total, 134 bodies were exhumed from nearly 70 cemeteries. The exact number can never be known because some of the people who died under Hoegel's watch were cremated, AP reported. Ten years ago, a German nurse was convicted of killing 28 elderly patie... [Full Article...]

Powell, viewed as a centrist, enjoyed support from Republicans and Democrats. Shortly after the final tally was called, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Kamala Harris of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey. Or if the economy shows signs of overheating, they might want to move more aggressively. Stubbornly low inflation and consumer prices have suggested the Fed should hold... [Full Article...]

There has been much discussion about subscription models but I have yet to see a proposal that truly recognizes the investment in and the social value of professional journalism. He also said Facebook was working on minimizing the news feeds to 4% from its previous 5% in a bid to prevent "crowding out the personal moments that lead us to connect more with each other". [Full Article...]

Narrowing in a bit closer, the 5 month price index is 1.17380, the 3 month is 0.96608, and the 1 month is now 1.03317. The profit margin can answer importantly to find consistent trends in a firm's earnings, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ) has positive 21.30% profit margin that indicates every dollar of sales a firm actually keeps in earnings, and the larger number indicates improving and vise wo... [Full Article...]

At least three people were killed following a 6.5-magnitude natural disaster just outside the coastal town of Cipatujah on Java island in mid-December. Thousands of people evacuated the building due to the natural disaster which lasted for just under a minute. TVOne television showed workers and shoppers running out of a mall in central Jakarta in panic. [Full Article...]

Shares of Bioverativ ( NASDAQ BIVV ) traded up $1.36 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $64.11. Sanofi is offering $105 apiece for all of Bioverativ's outstanding shares, which is a two-thirds premium on the US-based company's closing price ahead of the weekend. [Full Article...]

Search and rescue operations are underway, and Carnival's CARE Team "is providing support and assistance to the guest's family", Gulliksen said. A search effort has been launched for the overboard passenger and the Carnival Care team is supporting family and friends during this very hard time. [Full Article...]

To appease the American president, France , Germany and the United Kingdom have taken up to address Iran's ballistic missile tests and Iran's regional influence while preserving what Donald Trump called "the worst deal ever negotiated" - the 2015 accord that tamed Iran's nuclear ambitions for at least ten years. [Full Article...]

There are rumors that Apple , the smartphone giant is soon going to cancel its anniversary phone iPhone X. This leak is released from a very credible source, AppleInsider . Earlier this month, a number of Wall Street firms also issued corrections for predictions of expectations of iPhone X sales during 2018, with most adjusting the figures downward. [Full Article...]

The stock had a trading volume of 8,340,000 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,720,000. Shares for $1.92 million were sold by Peters Gregory K. The company was maintained on Friday, October 6 by Wedbush. The stock of NRG Yield, Inc. As per Wednesday, October 21, the company rating was downgraded by RBC Capital Markets. [Full Article...]

The world's largest wealth manager will repurchase as much as 2 billion Swiss francs (S$2.7 billion) of stock over three years, committed to growing its dividend and expects to return excess capital to shareholders as it boosts capital. Net profit included a 2.86 billion Swiss francs write down during the final quarter of 2017 of its deferred tax assets because of the introduction of tax cuts in t... [Full Article...]